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Now, I'm not going to leave you, but we're gonna pretend
that I am because we need Mom
to be scared enough "to do something
about her drinking." I became his emotional ally. I was like the only other adult that he could talk to
about this. GEORGE: The pain I felt
from watching Brenda, it was just devastating,
that kind of pain. And I wouldn't for a minute say,
"Well, Brenda's alcoholism
caused my cocaine use," because that's absurd. But it certainly had something
to do with it. And Kelly suffered trauma
experiencing that in the home. Mr. Carlin,
why do you wear your hair long like a hippie freak?
that I am because we need Mom
to be scared enough "to do something
about her drinking." I became his emotional ally. I was like the only other adult that he could talk to
about this. GEORGE: The pain I felt
from watching Brenda, it was just devastating,
that kind of pain. And I wouldn't for a minute say,
"Well, Brenda's alcoholism
caused my cocaine use," because that's absurd. But it certainly had something
to do with it. And Kelly suffered trauma
experiencing that in the home. Mr. Carlin,
why do you wear your hair long like a hippie freak?
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Now, I'm not going to leave you,
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but we're gonna pretend
that I am
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because we need Mom
to be scared enough
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"to do something
about her drinking."
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I became his emotional ally.
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I was like the only other adult
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that he could talk to
about this.
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GEORGE: The pain I felt
from watching Brenda,
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it was just devastating,
that kind of pain.
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And I wouldn't for a minute say,
"Well,
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Brenda's alcoholism
caused my cocaine use,"
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because that's absurd.
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But it certainly had something
to do with it.
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And Kelly suffered trauma
experiencing that in the home.
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Mr. Carlin,
why do you wear your hair long
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like a hippie freak?
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Movie Summary
Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
